Gate.



'No. 742,763.- .PATENTED OUT. '27, 1903.

'S. WARE. GATE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1903.

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.c. THE NORRIS virus :0, PNOTOL1YHD.,WASMINGTGNYD PATENTED OCT. 27, 1903.

s. WARE.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1903.

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No. 742,763. Fatented October 27, 1903.

UNITED STA EsJPATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL WARE, or GENESEE, IDAHO.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,763, dated October 27, 1903. Application filed February 24, 1903- Serial No. 144,882. (No model.)

To all whom it may-concern: with three (more or less) diametrical aper Be it known that I, SAMUEL WARE, a cititures h, disposed toward the post A, and in its zen of the United States, residing at Genesee, upper portion with three (more or less) simiin the county of Latah and State of Idaho, lar apertures t. In one of the apertures h is 5 have invented new and useful Improvements removably secured a journal j, Fig. 2, which in Gates, of which the following isa specificacarries antifriction-rollers Zr, while in one of tion. the apertures 2' is removably secured a jour- My inventionrelates to those swinging gates nal Z, which carries a single antifrictionwhich are provided with hand-openers; and roller m. [0 it consists in a certain peculiar construction The gate 0 may, in general, be of any suitthe novelty, utility, and practical advantages able construction without involving a deparof which will be fully understood from the ture from the scope of my invention and may following description and claims when taken when desired be equipped with a'barbed-wire in connection with the accompanying drawguard H, designed to prevent the passage of 15 ings, in which hogs beneath it. Said gate is provided at the Figure 1 is a broken perspective view of so inner end of its lower bar with a sleeve I and much of a swinging gate as is necessary to at the inner end of its upper bar with a loop illustrate my invention,the gate being shown or eye J, both of which are loosely mounted as secured in its closed position. Fig. 2 is a on the post B. The sleeve I has notches n 20 broken View, partly in elevation and partly in in its lower end designed to receive the antivertical section, of the gate in its closed posifriction-rollers k, and the loop or eye J cartion. Fig. 3 is a detail section taken on the ries an antifriction-rollerp,arranged to travel broken line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4c is a detail against the post B during the vertical movesection taken in the plane indicated by the ments of the gate. The gate is further pro- 2 5 broken line 4 4: of Fig. 2. vided with upper and lower hooks a", Fig. 2, Similar letters of reference designate corand two (more or less) apertures s, in one of responding parts in all of the several views which is removably secured a latch bolt 1, of the drawings, referring to whichequipped with an antifriction-roller u. 8c Ais a post fixed in the ground and equipped K, Fig. 1, is a cable passed over a sheave 0 with a keeper (1, Fig. 4:, having a central L, hung from the bar G, and connected at notch 19 and beveled edges 0, leading to said one end to the gate and having a counterbal notch; B, a fixed post of circular form in ance-weightM at its opposite end. cross-section, arranged opposite the post A N N are sheaves mounted on a frame P, and slightly canted or inclined toward the connected to the .bar G; Q Q, guides con- 35 same; 0, the swinging gate; D, a post fixed nected to said bar and arranged adjacent to in the ground at a suitable distance from the the sheaves N, and R R cables connected at post 13 and provided with sheaves d 6, Fig. one end to hooks r of the gate and passed 1, and E a post fixed in the ground at a point around the sheaves N, through the guides Q, 0 between the post B and the post D and and around the sheaves d e on posts D, and 0 equipped witha pivoted keeper f and an open having handles S at their opposite ends.

frame g for limiting the vertical movement It will be readily appreciated from the foreof said keeper and normally retaining it in going that when the gate C is secured in its the position shown in Fig. 1. Posts similar closed position and a person draws the han- 5 in all respects to the postsD E,but not shown, dle of one of the cables R downwardly the 5 are provided at the opposite side of the post gate will first be raised, with the assistance of B with reference to said posts, D E. The the weight M, so as to disengage the latcht posts D are preferably connected with the from the keeper a, and will then be swung on postsE by bars F, only one of which is shown, the post B in a direction away from such perwhile the posts E are connected together by son and into engagement with one of the 50 a bar G, in which the upper end of the fixed keepers f, which will serve to retain it in an post B is arranged, and also by a lower bar G. open position; also, that when the handle of The post B is provided in its lower portion the other cable R is drawn downwardly the gate will be lifted out of engagement'with the mentioned keeper reason of gravity into its closed position, this latter because of the cant or inclination of the post B toward the .post A. From the foregoing it follows that a person on horseback or in a vehicle is enabled to conveniently open and close the gate with but a minimum amount of efiort. \Vhen the gate is opened in the manner described, but not sufficiently far to carry it into engagement with one of the keepers f, it will be seen that the gate will swing closed as soon as the cable R, used to open it, is released. This is advantageous, since a person may open and drive stock through the gate and then effect the closing of the gate without passing throughthe same.

The plurality of apertures h and i in post B, the plurality of apertures sin the gate, and the plurality of hooks r on the gate are advantageous, since they permit the gate to be raised when there is suflicient snow on the ground to interfere with When it is desired to raise the gate as stated, the journal j is placed in the middle one of the apertures h of post B, the journal Z is placed in the middle one of the apertures i of said post, the latch 16 is placed in the lower aperture 5 of the gate, and the cables R are connected to the lower hooks r of the gate.

I have shown the post'B as provided with three apertures h and three apertures 1'. When the journal Z is placed in. the upper aperture 2 and the journalj in the upper aperture h, it will be necessary to place the latch 15 in an additional lower aperture in the gate and provide an additional lower hook r on the gate. I have not deemed it necessary, however, to illustrate said additional aperture and hook.

During the swinging movements of the gate the sleeve I will bear on the rollers k and the loop or eye J will bear against the roller m, with the result that there will be but a minimum amount of friction between the gate and post B.- When the gate assumes a closed position, the notches n in sleeve I will receive the antifriction-rollers 7c on journal j, and thereby assist the bolt 6 and keeper a in retaining the gate in its closed position.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear, and exact understand ing of the same. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to such specific construction and arrangement of parts, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The combination of a post provided with a keeper, a post canted or inclined toward the keeper-post, a vertically-movable, swinging fand will then swing byits movements.

gate mounted on the canted or inclined post, and having a latch adapted to engage the keeper, a counterbalance-weight connected with the gate, and means connected with the gate for enabling a person at a distance from the gate to open the same.

2. The combination of acanted or inclined post, a journal arranged therein, antifrictionrollers mounted on the journal, and disposed at opposite sides of the post, a verticallymovable, swinging gate, a sleeve fixed with respect to the gate, and loosely mounted on the post, and having notches in its lower end adapted to receive the antifriction-rollers, a sheave mounted above the gate, a cable passed over said sheave and connected at one end to the gate, a weight connected to the opposite end of said cable, and means for raising and swinging the gate.

3. The combination of a canted or inclined post, a journal arranged therein, antifrictionrollers mounted on the journal, and disposed at opposite sides of the post, a journal arranged in the post above the first-mentioned journal, an antifriction-roller mounted on the upper journal, a vertically-movable, swinging gate having a loop or eye mounted on the post below the upper journal, and adapted to bear against the antifriction-roller thereon, a sleeve fixed with respect to the gate, and loosely mounted on the post, above the lower journal, and having notches in its lower end adapted to receive the antifriction-rollers, a sheave mou nted above the gate, a cable passed over said sheave, and connected at one end to the gate, a weight connected to the opposite end of said cable, and means for raising and swinging the gate.

4. The combination of a post provided with a keeper, a post canted or inclined toward the keeper-post, a vertically-movable, swinging gate mounted on the canted post and having a latch adapted to engage the keeper, a keeper for engaging the gate, and holding it in its open position, and means for raising and swinging the gate.

5. The combination of a post provided with a keeper, a post inclined toward the keeperpost, a frame arranged adjacent to the latter post, a vertically-movable, swinging gate mounted on the inclined post, and having a latch adapted to engage the keeper, asheave mounted on the frame above the gate, a cable connected to the gate and passed over the sheave, a weight connected to said cable, sheaves and guides mounted on the frame above the gate and at either side of the inclined post, keepers connected to the frame at either side of the gate, and adapted to engage the gate when the same is open, and cables connected to the gate, and passed around the sheaves and through the guides.

6. The combination of an inclined post, lower and upper journals arranged therein, antifriction -rollers mounted on the lower journal, and arranged at opposite sides of the post, an antifriction-roller mounted on the upper journal, a vertically-movable, swinging gate having an eye mounted on the post below the upper antifriction-roller, a sleeve fixed to the gate, and mounted on the post, and having notches in its lower end adapted to receive the lower antifriction-rollers, a frame arranged adjacent to the inclined post, a sheave connected to'said frame above the gate, a cable passed over said sheave, and connected at one end to the gate, and having a weight at its opposite end, keepers connected to the frame at opposite sides of the gate, sheaves and guides connected to the frame above the gate and at opposite sides of the post, and cables connected to the gate and passed around the latter sheaves and through the guides.

7. The combination of an inclined post having a plurality of lower apertures and a plurality of upper apertures, lower and upper journals removably arranged in apertures of the post, antifriction-rollers mounted on the lower journal, and arranged at opposite sides of the post, an antifriction-roller arranged on the upper journal, a vertically movable, swinging gate having. an eye mounted on the post; said eye having notches in its lower end adapted to receive the lower antifrictionrollers, a counterbalance-weight connected with the gate, and cables for raising and swinging the gate detachably connected to the same.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL WARE.

Witnesses:

Gno. W. DAeqn'rT, O. F. BURR. 

